Saskatchewan RCMP want everyone attending this year’s Country Thunder Music Festival to have a great time but in a responsible manner. RCMP will continue to enforce a “zero tolerance” policy on public intoxication, underage drinking, illicit drug use, causing a disturbance and any other offence during the festival. They’ve had to put that into practice as overnight […]
Manitoba RCMP showed their thanks to several residents from the Onanole, Manitoba area for their support during a massive manhunt last August. They awarded Certificates of Appreciation today (Thurs). On the evening of August 29th, 2018, Mounties responded to a report of a break-in at a rural property, when shots were fired, hitting one officer […]
A Medicine Hat, Alberta man has been sentenced to jail time on charges relating to a break and enter and stolen vehicle. In the early morning hours of July 2nd, Carlyle RCMP responded to a break and enter in progress at a business in the R.M. of Moose Mountain, where surveillance video showed a male in a vehicle […]
Country Thunder in Craven will offer more than just four straight days of country music. Gerry Krochak Director of Marketing and Communications with Country Thunder says there will be a couple of new attractions with a slingshot ride and a beach volleyball tournament. Krochak adds over the four days, 80 thousand tickets are expected to […]
The ingredients are all there for good crop development in the province. Saskatchewan Agriculture crop specialist Cory Jacob says warm temperatures and rain moved crops forward in the province last week. “Rain and moisture and warm weather are definitely the formula for crop advancement. Crops are still kinda behind to normal in their development but […]
Two of four people charged with Second Degree Murder, in connection with the death of a Yorkton man last summer, have made another court appearance. The remains of Colin Focht were found in a rural area outside Yorkton on April 4th. A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named, due to his age, was in Yorkton Provincial Court this (THURS) […]
RCMP are asking the public’s help in locating a 17-year-old girl reported missing from the Cowessess First Nation. Jamie Quewezance was last seen at a residence on the Cowessess First Nation on July 7th and hasn’t been heard from since. She’s 5’6″ with shoulder-length black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to […]
Tragedy in the Prince Albert area, after a 13 year old girl and 12 year old boy, who were cousins, were found unresponsive at a home in a recreational community. The youths, who were visiting the home with other family members, died of carbon monoxide poisoning. RCMP say no one else in the home needed […]
The Saskatchewan government is offering to help house evacuees from wildfires in Ontario. At the Premiers meeting in Saskatoon, Ontario’s Doug Ford asked Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe to help house those forced from northern Ontario communities. Moe says our province will to house 2 thousand evacuees in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert. All this after the […]
The union representing employees at the University of Saskatchewan has ratified a new contract by a 97% margin. The 5 year deal, which runs from 2016 to the end of next year, gives the workers wage increases, improvements to retirement plans and a signing bonus. Non-monetary improvements include vacation provisions.
